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Midland Students First (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00080995 · Midland · TX
16 reports · First filing 10/10/2016 · Latest filing 02/18/2021
Political Action Committee · General Purpose · PAC

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
General Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Status
TERMINATED
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Midland · TX · 79702
First Filing
10/10/2016
Latest Filing
02/18/2021
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2021 – 02/18/2021
Reports
16

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$83,056.33
Expenditures
$62,794.74
Transactions
104
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$12,735.86
COH as of 02/18/2021
$0.00
Average Contribution
$1,407.73
Average Expenditure
$1,395.44
First Contribution
09/09/2016
Last Contribution
10/25/2020
First Expenditure
09/09/2016
Last Expenditure
12/31/2020

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
31
Reported Payee Entities
11
Top Contributor
Jim Nelson
Top Reported Payee
Norfleet Strategies LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
31
59 contributions · $83,056.33
Vendor Relationships
10
44 payments · $59,494.74
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Relationship Graph

Top reported relationships in the selected analysis window: Lifetime. Arrows show the direction of reported money flow; node size is not scaled.
Top contributorsMoney receivedTop reported payeesMoney spentMidland Students First (DISSOLVED)Focal filer / committeeJim NelsonJim Nelson$23,000.00 · 4 giftsDan HordDan Hord$20,000.00 · 2 giftsTimothy LeachTimothy Leach$3,500.00 · 2 giftsScott KidwellScott Kidwell$3,250.00 · 2 giftsAnthony FolgerAnthony Folger$3,000.00 · 2 giftsNorfleet Strategies LLCNorfleet Strategies LLC$41,008.95 · 9 paymentsSHK - The Advertising FirmSHK - The Advertising Firm$11,341.10 · 3 paymentsJames BarnesJames Barnes$3,300.00 · 1 paymentsNeumann and Co.Neumann and Co.$3,278.58 · 1 paymentsDales Planet Custom Design & Printing LLCDales Planet Custom Design & Printing…$2,400.00 · 1 payments
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Market Position

Fixed peer benchmark: 01/01/2021–06/30/2026. Peers share the same committee class. These benchmarks do not change when the dashboard analysis window changes.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
General Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
7,401

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions63.2th#2,723 of 7,401
Expenditures61.5th#2,854 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity59.8th#2,978 of 7,401
Transaction Volume59.7th#2,981 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures—

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Jim Nelson $23,000.004
2Dan Hord $20,000.002
3Timothy Leach $3,500.002
4Scott Kidwell $3,250.002
5Anthony Folger $3,000.002
6Gary George $3,000.002
7Steven Lindgren $3,000.002
8Jack Harper $3,000.001
9Jessica Rule $2,084.334
10Gary Gray $2,000.003

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Norfleet Strategies LLC $41,008.959
2SHK - The Advertising Firm $11,341.103
3James Barnes $3,300.001
4Neumann and Co. $3,278.581
5Dales Planet Custom Design & Printing LLC $2,400.001
6PayPal $369.137
7Frost Bank $346.0018
8Hand Cafe $250.181
9United States Postal Service $184.002
10Mulberry Cafe $181.801

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2020$4,469.33 $152.10
2019$0.00 $527.98
2018$37,860.00 $25,319.62
2017$0.00 $40.00
2016$40,727.00 $36,755.04

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/25/2020Gary Gray $500.00 Physical Therapist
10/25/2020David Lauritzen $250.00 Attorney
10/25/2020Sara Burleson $200.00 Unemployed · Retired Teacher
10/25/2020Alison King $150.00 Warren Charitable Foundation · Director of Operations
10/25/2020Christine Foreman $100.00 Volunteer Unemployed
10/13/2020Jessica Rule $1,769.33 SHK - The Advertising Firm · Advertising Executive
01/01/2020Julia Swallow $1,000.00 The Swallow Group · Attorney
01/01/2020Jim Nelson $500.00 Warren Power & Machinery, Inc. · Executive
12/31/2018Jim Nelson $7,500.00 Warren Power & Machinery, Inc. · Executive
12/20/2018Timothy Leach $500.00 COG Operating LLC · Executive
12/20/2018Scott Kidwell $250.00 COG Operating LLC · Executive
12/10/2018Roxanne Strickling $500.00 Patriot Resources · Executive
12/10/2018Carol Warren $200.00 Unemployed · Retired
12/10/2018Rebecca Yarborough $200.00 unemployed · Retired
11/12/2018Dan Hord $10,000.00 Hedloc Investment Co, LP · Executive
11/01/2018Anthony Folger $2,000.00 Warren Power & Machinery, Inc. · Executive
11/01/2018William Brown $1,000.00 Warren Power · Executive
11/01/2018Jessica Rule $300.00 SHK - The Advertising Firm · Advertising Executive
10/03/2018Jim Nelson $5,000.00 Warren Power & Machinery, Inc. · Executive
10/03/2018Steven Lindgren $2,000.00 Warren Power & Machinery, Inc. · Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/31/2020Frost Bank $9.00Bank Fees
11/30/2020Frost Bank $9.00Bank Fees
10/31/2020Frost Bank $9.00Bank Fees
09/30/2020Frost Bank $9.00BANK FEES
08/31/2020Frost Bank $9.00Bank Fees
07/31/2020Frost Bank $9.00Bank Fees
06/30/2020Frost Bank $54.00Bank Fees
01/01/2020PayPal $44.10paypal fee
12/31/2019Frost Bank $54.00Bank Fees
09/17/2019Hand Cafe $250.18Breakfast with Board Event
07/23/2019Mulberry Cafe $181.80Breakfast with School Board Event
06/30/2019Frost Bank $42.00Bank Fees
12/31/2018PayPal $20.90Online Merchant Fees
12/31/2018Frost Bank $16.00Bank Fees
12/04/2018Neumann and Co. $3,278.58Mailers
12/02/2018SHK - The Advertising Firm $1,512.00Media Placement
12/01/2018Norfleet Strategies LLC $1,000.00Political Consultant
11/05/2018James Barnes $3,300.00Analytics, GOTV, Sidekicks
11/01/2018Norfleet Strategies LLC $12,735.86Mailers
11/01/2018Norfleet Strategies LLC $2,000.00Political Consultant
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 41 ms.